
1 
This order may be cited as the Foreign Sea-Fishery Officers Order 1973 and shall come into operation on 1st December 1973.
2 

(1) In this order—
 “the Act” means the Sea Fisheries Act 1968;
 “the baselines” means the lines drawn round the coast of Iceland so as to join successively, in the order in which they are there set out, the points identified by the co-ordinates of latitude and longitude in Schedule 1 to this order;
 “the Convention” means the Interim Agreement between Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the government of Iceland constituted by the Exchange of Notes of 13th November 1973;
 “the Convention area” means the area to which the Convention applies being the area described in Schedule 2 to this order;
 “mile” means nautical mile;
 “the 12 mile line” means a line drawn round the coast of Iceland 12 miles from the baselines and extended seawards by lines drawn 12 miles from and around the Island of Grimsey (from its outermost headlands and skerries) and around Hvalbakur (64° 35.8&min; north latitude 13° 16.7&min; west longitude);
 “the 50 mile line” means a line drawn round the coast of Iceland 50 miles from the baselines and extended seawards by lines drawn 50 miles around Hvalbakur (64° 35.8&min; north latitude 13° 16.7&min; west longitude) and Kolbeinsey (67° 07.5&min; north latitude 18° 36&min; west longitude).
(2) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of this order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
3 
In relation to the Convention there are hereby specified as foreign sea-fishery officers, entitled to exercise in relation to British fishing boats anywhere within the Convention area the powers referred to in section 9 of the Act, coastguard officers duly appointed by the government of Iceland to enforce the provisions of the Convention.
In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 27th November 1973.
Joseph Godber
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Gordon Campbell
Secretary of State for Scotland
26th November 1973W.S.I. Whitelaw
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
26th November 1973
SCHEDULE 1

The baselines defined in Article 2(1) of this order are drawn by joining together successively, in the order in which they are set out below, the points identified by the following co-ordinates of latitude and longitude:—
1. Horn 66° 27.4&min; north 22° 24.5&min; west
2. Asbudarrif 66° 08.1&min; north 20° 11.2&min; west
3. Siglunes 66° 11.9&min; north 18° 50.1&min; west
4. Flatey 66° 10.3&min; north 17° 50.5&min; west
5. Lagey 66° 17.8&min; north 17° 07.0&min; west
6. Raudinupur 66° 30.7&min; north 16° 32.5&min; west
7. Rifstangi 66° 32.3&min; north 16° 11.9&min; west
8. Hraunhafnartangi 66° 32.3&min; north 16° 01.6&min; west
9. Langanes 66° 22.6&min; north 14° 32.0&min; west
10. Glettinganes 65° 30.6&min; north 13° 36.4&min; west
11. Nordfjardarhorn 65° 10.0&min; north 13° 31.0&min; west
12. Gerpir 65° 04.7&min; north 13° 29.8&min; west
13. Holmur 64° 58.9&min; north 13° 30.7&min; west
14. Setusker 64° 57.7&min; north 13° 31.6&min; west
15. Thursasker 64° 54.1&min; north 13° 36.9&min; west
16. Yztibodi 64° 35.2&min; north 14° 01.6&min; west
17. Selsker 64° 32.8&min; north 14° 07.1&min; west
18. Hvitingar 64° 23.8&min; north 14° 28.1&min; west
19. Stokksnes 64° 14.1&min; north 14° 58.5&min; west
20. Hrollaugseyjar 64° 01.7&min; north 15° 58.8&min; west
21. Tvisker 63° 55.6&min; north 16° 11.4&min; west
22. Ingolfshofdi 63° 47.8&min; north 16° 38.6&min; west
23. Hvalsiki 63° 44.1&min; north 17° 33.7&min; west
24. Medallandssandur I 63° 32.4&min; north 17° 56.0&min; west
25. Medallandssandur II 63° 30.6&min; north 18° 00.0&min; west
26. Myrnatangi 63° 27.4&min; north 18° 12.0&min; west
27. Kotlutangi 63° 23.4&min; north 18° 43.0&min; west
28. Lundadrangur 63° 23.5&min; north 19° 07.6&min; west
29. Geirfuglasker 63° 19.0&min; north 20° 30.1&min; west
30. Eldeyjardrangur 63° 43.8&min; north 22° 59.6&min; west
31. Geirfugladrangur 63° 40.6&min; north 23° 17.3&min; west
32. Skalasnagi 64° 51.3&min; north 24° 02.6&min; west
33. Bjargtangar 65° 32.2&min; north 24° 32.3&min; west
34. Kopanes 65° 48.3&min; north 24° 06.3&min; west
35. Bardi 66° 03.7&min; north 23° 47.6&min; west
36. Straumnes 66° 25.7&min; north 23° 08.5&min; west
37. Kogur 66° 28.3&min; north 22° 55.8&min; west
38. Horn 66° 27.9&min; north 22° 28.5&min; west

SCHEDULE 2

The area between the 12 mile line and the 50 mile line but excluding therefrom the area within a radius of 12 miles from Kolbeinsey (67° 07.5&min; north latitude 18° 36&min; west longitude).
